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BP Settlement Deal For Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill Reached

The site of the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (Courtesy Creative Commons)

Andrea Alonso
Staff Reporter

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. will pay BP PLC $4 billion for Gulf of Mexico oil spill cleanup.

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Obama Imposes Seven-Year Drilling Ban In Eastern Gulf Of Mexico

The oil-drilling ban will affect the eastern Gulf of Mexico (Creative Commons).

Brooke Matthews
Staff Reporter

Many Republicans and oil workers oppose the decision.

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With Pre-Spill Failures Clarified, BP Makes A Mess Of Cleanup Process

Kevin Douglas Grant
Executive Editor

The oil giant continues to live up to its bad reputation, leaving spill victims in the lurch.

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It's About Time: Leaking BP Oil Well Finally Plugged

Deepwarter Horizon (Creative Commons)

It took five months, but did it need to take that long?

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BP Chief Could Disappear Sooner Rather Than Later

BP CEO Tony Hayward may soon be jobless. (Creative Commons)

Jessika Walsten
News Editor

UPDATE: Tony Hayward will step down as CEO of BP in October.

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